Relive the U.S. invasion of Italy

September 2, 2013 |By JAKE ELLISON

70 years ago Italy was invaded by Allied forces during World War II

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General G Castellano, representing Italy, receives a handshake from General Dwight D Eisenhower, supreme commander of Allied Forces, after the ceremony of signing the Italian armistice papers had been completed. General Walter Bedell Smith watches the proceedings on the left. Eisenhower was later elected the 34th President of the United States.

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General G Castellano, representing Italy, receives a handshake from General Dwight D Eisenhower, supreme commander of Allied Forces, after the ceremony of signing the Italian armistice papers had been completed. General Walter Bedell Smith watches the proceedings on the left. Eisenhower was later elected the 34th President of the United States.